ATLANTA - The average price for gas in Georgia continues to decrease at the pumps with drivers paying $2.81 per gallon for regular gasoline. Release: Georgia drivers are pumping the brakes on rising costs as…
Atlanta > Shaw Re-elected to State Transportation Board
ATLANTA – State Transportation Board Member Jay Shaw, Lakeland, was unanimously re-elected to a full Board term Wednesday by a caucus of state representatives and senators from the Eighth Congressional District (CD8). Originally elected in 2010…
Athens > Encephalitis Claims Student Victim
ATHENS - A student at the University of Georgia has died from Encephalitis, per published reports. Tanzila Alam, 18, died at the Athens Regional Medical Center on Monday. Encephalitis is a swelling of the brain…
Ocala > Nurse Loses License over Hot Sauce
OCALA -- A nurse has lost her license after abusing two dementia patients with hot sauce. Tracie Nellis, who worked at the Williston Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, was charged in 2014 with battery on a…
Florida > Senate Considers Campus Gun Carry Bill
TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Senate is considering allowing concealed weapons on college campuses. Senate Bill 176, sponsored by Greg Evers, recently passed a 3-2 committee vote and will be moving on to the next of…
Georgia > Blue Cross Blue Shield Members Offered…
Andy Miller, Georgia Health News ATLANTA -- Current and former Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia members are being offered free identity repair assistance and credit monitoring services in the wake of a massive…
Atlanta > School Officials Frustrated by Deal’s Plan…
ATLANTA -- In an effort to improve the plight of chronically-failing schools, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has proposed providing the state authority to take over and operate those schools noted has "chronically failing." However, to do…
Athens > Gun Fired During UGA Fraternity Altercation
ATHENS -- Reports from the University of Georgia claim a gun was fired during a dispute between two fraternities on campus early Sunday morning. An altercation between the Pi Kappa Alpha and Tau Kappa Epsilon…
Milledgeville > State Supreme Court Reverses Appeals Court…
MILLEDGEVILLE - A municipality can not claim sovereign immunity after a poorly maintained city vehicle resulted in the injury of a corrections officers. The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that the city of Milledgeville is not protected…